flowering plant

noun

1. a plant that produces flowers, fruit, and seeds; angiosperm.

flowering plant

1. A plant that produces flowers and fruit; an angiosperm.

2. See more at angiosperm

Word History and Origins

Origin of flowering plant¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Prof Wright says the food would be particularly useful during summers like this one when flowering plants appear to have stopped producing early.

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Bees are also showing signs of shutting down for the winter, after flowering plants finished producing pollen and nectar in the hot weather.

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“The ecosystems would be recognizable to what they are today. You know, like flowering plants are the dominant plants,” Reichgelt said.

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Insects are essential members of the web of life that pollinate many flowering plants, serve as a food source for birds and animals, and perform other important ecological services.

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April was cool and wet which meant many flowering plants, including bluebells, flowered later than usual – like these fine examples at Walk Wood in Sheffield Park and Garden in East Sussex.

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